Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

NZ release: 15 November 1992

Violence Rated on: 15 November 1992

Home Alone 2 Lost in New York

What’s it about?

A year after a young troublemaker is mistakenly left home alone on Christmas Eve, has once again accidentally finds himself stuck in the famous New York City. Stranded, he once again meets a familiar pair of troublesome burglars.

The facts

  • Directed by Chris Columbus (Harry Potter Series, Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief)
  • English language
  • Runtime: 120 minutes
  • Starring Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, John Heard, and Daniel Stern
  • This film is a sequel to Home Alone

Why did it get this rating?

This film was cross-rated by the Film and Video Labelling Body. You can find out more about cross-rating here.

Violence

Characters are injured by dangerous traps throughout the film. Like in the first film, characters fall over, are severely burned, and electrocuted. Although most of this sound violent, the violence is mainly presented as comedic making it less impactful.

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